A letter from July 3rd, 2023

Time Travelled — almost 2 years

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, I'm sixteen and i just finished my first year in french high school. It was...a pretty strange year, but i don't really think i regret a thing. I'm too young to think about regret. I know you can easily forget it : but do what you love. I chose to make the study of my dream, and not what people told me to do not for you to end up doing something you don't completly love. Anyway, i do believe you can do that for me. At the time you will receive this letter, you will know where you go next year and probably your final exam score. I hope you ended up where you want (still want to go SciencePo or do that prepa A/L ?) And i hope you did great at your exams, if you don't : it's not a big deal. How's the family ? Does our brother is finally an engineer or something ? Does Laurene is calmer than now ? I hope Dad and Mom are doing well. You know, parents, they're getting old too fast. I know it's not always easy with dad, but life's too short to waste the time we have with him. So even if you're 18 and officialy an aldut, don't think it's a reason to go away and never come back ! (Well, you can go away...i always wanted to live in Rennes, Paris or Lyon. But come back every time you can, i know you will still be so amaze by the sea to never come back to it). And the cat ?? Is Aster still so funny and adorable ? I hope you still friend with Jehanne, and i hope you are going to that road trip with her ! She's like a sister to us. If you don't talk to her anymore, please give her a call. She's so important. Are you still friends with these old friends who are greats (Yvane, Marjane, Sarah and all). I also hope you met other people, cause it's great. I won't be angry with you if you now have another band of friends. If you're happy, I am (obviously, you're litteraly ME) Well, i'm a bit shy about asking you about him, but what about Sam ? You're still with him ? At the time i'm writing, it's been something like two months since we get together. He's great, a bit weird but i think i like him for that. I think he loves me too, I think he tries to tell me. I hope i will tell him i love him one day, even if we're not together anymore at the moment you're reading this. Life is trash, huh ? It's been trash and i know it will still be trash later. But i think I, you, should remember that at the end of the day it worths it. Some days ago i was so happy cause we can celebrate love all around my country in june. And this year at my dance class we danced a threesome with Jehanne and Marjane (are you still dancing ? I think you do, you love it so), and i've been to my first show. You know, life still great and i think we have some great things to do with it. Can you drive a car ?? Cause i'm so bad at it, hope dad's proud and you can drive him to the sea ! I hope you still do these things you love : playing piano in the morning, drinking some bad mojito (with moderation and with your friends !), swimming in the sea in may, watching an impossible amount of movies...Honestly, i just hope you're the happiest version of yourself. You worth it. Well, i think i told you everything. If i can give you some advices, always listen to your heart and don't be afraid of doing some crazy things with your hair, your style, or even your life. It won't matter in 20 years, or maybe it will... I kiss your ***, and i wish you the very best adult's life.

Epilogue

about 9 hours later

Hi me from the past !! It’s you, but 2 years older : I'm now 18 and I officially finished high school (that makes me really sad, I loved it)....

16 i elss fro tfendiyiel ,too aery gtrsnae ti saw leoatcdimcp a ikdn me tnah fo tbu saw hwen. Ahve ot not twah tebs flie sgtrree trdie lsdienet ouy hiwt dna i my ym ot dotl i em. Rayse eth babylorp musenit os uoy oyu taendw pu if 2 ddtin’ uhcm aslssec hik,tnnig lses a n,fu so woh a(nd ilhew be akhtn etak ifel tlo udowl feeitrndf asw rfo ym ffeeint aog i at)th ot os kgiwan oa,g juts od i. Tneh, i atoyd my nkhti i nda cbka sillt hatre i od hseoc. Ekdsa fo btu htnogesmi /a”l eyar ycazr dan g)liegg ipseésr,ueru idd i iknd ym )iedend od wlli just( in sapir lerett(s dtuys gdoo a rvye si ton i “p”pare het i rfo pea“rp eiwhl xten enuecedptx sehswi ngaimk a os rof. Eneb lytcuala ektna is: iev’ rmopbel. Si stih garte me prybolba my te,reh aksde : rpntyalpae i ni ,airps otld a eb adn in go ce,hrtae ertl,euriat to os i eucabes hyte atehercs ti ni hetm anwan ”a“prep to ntwe. Ovel am hwta os i : eth utb do lluf irafda i emit otms, eiiyndtfle icdeetx angon i ma. Duwol fo ew be lwli to dan i hiknt usgse yusdt can eyar htt,a suegs isltl ym i ouy crisnode thaw trehs’e na m)e so duopr igrl dna isllt i earth, a xent et,rheat i o(rf ? eb lflwoo ahtt aehrtet itnpoo. Xema oknw i ym ruslste ilwl rrmoootw. Of i ouy did dkin you poslcgiitoe tc’an fi i utb btu a yslwei i e)ald oleemltpcy sa ( : guess igb mexa, tno sracdhe tell em rateg dseaps odlt i ym i t’is. Ko, a trdsssee bapbryol is eht tbi ubt lewl miylaf. Emor rhbtore duistp 3 rof eysra ym 2 ypablbro a ro iltls si ,seudttn. Si a itneyldfei eh neydr einrgnee inebgmco tub. Emso lscosoh for esdpsa ineinerngge olasr juts eh mose. Cl,arme pu leauren ehs kdni fo egwr is ilidentfey. Nda sgeus gmaink ert’eyh htwi tisll utb mdea hte i aypph gtntieg ,lwel )hepo rtpesna rea a(nd ’therye htey ifel gdino ear lod eth. Feeildnyit luosivybo aes a ssim acn aps,ri cabk apni eth aes ma eb ,*** atht nda )3 ruet i in for ubt i teh ot i voel dda aidmt agnon ahve owh hte i nsdefri asyd mchu geiimnsmerz : lwil ckba the 2) ti ot os oems hmi wlli mceo ernapst my atth reda e)olv !! aedr i omce and in i oru goa dlareesi )1 sye lslti twen(. Anler ot eno yuo stera erya su eb i( lowud goa taht swa) tfel dasavteetd. The tgo aws too adrh etsb idd tub bayb ttilel kics rou ew my nad opor eilsnls. Ef,il a hitw yalmfi it file, tub ylaasw dveol mih that eh as int’dd ppyha li‘tl ahetrb hsi a leiv onlg see a i tsal. I imh ihm imss i hda but hitw ishhrce life het i y,vredyae. Erda llits twih iyosvbu,lo am ilek ym ifnesrd sh’se jnnae,eh i afimyl. Y,latcula is hse fmlyia. Ymneo ew doar ttah it ubt rfo veah n(ad do lwil )imet ylfeindite do the hte lwe,l tip,r we lytleneuav nto. A if a ti can teheotrg ealtisvf fwe ot ,you rwe’e oroftmc dsya in going. Lmfayi erh yratp nad adithryb tdivine to orf rhe mi’. Ma exepct eht einsdfr hme,t i htwi neayv stlli fo aojmyrti. You seh as’wnt bbyproal o,en ta ton me,it i lnd,aei lyelra hte onwd ofr ogod eth nkew ni at hatt peed nkwo ltase rwee you yuo tbu. Ehs peaec i,t ot rou eht no sbte yuo and btu e,fil tish edam wtih in evleebi igthn swa elnrog i od si. Dha ew a and wesek met reh oems i ,goa ecfefo. Wnat : ofnrt i’m eb i g,rthail rigl you but dd’tni it ym ti nrdfei l,coo me was of wsa mnoeray neltgil to ni teh. Si seary a)go go,d kool oot hes 2 kli(e uhsrt ubt gseo smmsiteoe ti nac dna rhda seh and agmaniz, ti ,iehnxugast. Veyr and ahsra am lscoe ltlsi rmnaeja i ot. A smoe 2 whti ortgethe uro frmo eeahrtt it ew erfdsin yprat c,sals dsay to wtne gao lal lyrliltea ocol dna os saw. My rlsig ttha dan elif i seteh fro are of ew wkson leov lesvi veha yyveraed srlg,i lla wo,n ,mhte anhtk odg uor uro tub itetll i. ,lewl am yalcutal i pyhap. Own oodg for. Htaw tath aylsaw oo,gd ok tbu obuyilsov si adn abuto si is lal atth i ues,sg it flie ithw otn efpt,ecr mi’. : not cloes asdke awasly pneeusss ekpe nngoa i’m a yver b)ut oea,myrn up tub uyo uabot erhset(’ appyh inerdf sitll het esh’ ,sma ’reew otn gtrhetoe a. Moaslt keil 2 we a it logn dened s,inriphlaote yeasr rftae dah. Nad( dweir, evlo ubt i hegu rgtea r,end ekli eh fro tills difneteyli he is wsa mih h)tat a nda. Ealyrl voel 16, ******* wsa ethre nitgh i adn sipdus,t ew klie teh uyosgn tmei a lfle we in nehw hkint dan is, eewr. All ,ytrso hghi ertu ohclos like eth velo nad eeahttrswes. Odear i uhm,c so yadto mih i elidk hmi. Tums fi ondt’ btu i itdm,a i mih elvod i konw. Tbu rfo thwi no’dt him, fell gonhue ti ruo ni htkni sihreoitplna os vole tals ot i swa feiyntldei i ?. Eerw cctoedlmaip, f,ynnu llayer aws hte,regot utb only ti ew ebrmmree odog smotemise oogd acn wsyaal mtsei eht i. Nhgit atmen s,i be ew tenwe’r ot efverro the. Ache opepl,e ocudl l,siev hobt egvi nrfteifed ot other fetefnidr dneeed ew ew ont htat. Adn ok tahts’. I erweh tno a ayn yda iohaetrspnil rgeetr fo isht ’trhees. Ot lveo hichw gons klei i eh,otr h,im enwh kile eht clelpoetym mbud nad ilek hcea stelni terofg 16 otn uoy how tub yisliulerog adseps ouy tujs tsih on nad maeyb rwee velo dol uoy d,ioar rsloev ua,bto tub. I that elik vloe mih. *,**** ***** utb of teg ilfs’e of ehonug a etpy tac’n teh you. I kwon htta uyo uyo etlter fgrfuesin td’ind ehwn reew tup yuo eowtr tbu in dws,ro it. Tyrul ti it sdoe rttee,b egst. I ,61 yuo ti dsce…bgoaeu shwi item etsak **** utb yuo gto kwne nad i,tme ta'ths ok o’ruye. Klie gib imet. ’oeryu so ngyou. High ttha, tils,l sah ohugne oenyj nto fats, ht’tas i o)k soge wlil tnd’di lla bmaye( os eamn i ti shoocl il,otnasag ni os we htta utb kniht 20 yrsea eefl nda a thta : i atth hoep. Be yeondej ouy uyor wlil kwon sbecuae i cinto,slag hpoe ouy i neht fiel u,ayltcla. 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Ubascee hucoetd i rowd but (lafni + sem)ax iwth)e a eliwh am dnsceo panoi vnhtae’ my glreanni agian r(nctyelur pkin the i in aigtnrst dioedrfbn of. Ngnirdki elvo i eth jmo,isot neos at tub illts dgoo bar n,wo. Hte apryt wrsto ouy k,ovad neo) nto wsa a if msoe sasnuri ti htis amke rof emad we( ti dna ardnk od reev nktah aak l,…swleaw acn oahllco pa,hyp i at eht d“k-mpoemoa”v ti. Ok utb ti asw. Fo assdtunrend ma a lgi,r em i eorm nad dbonyo gni otcni thta oabtu. T’saht adn ok. I eth veol vyree imgwnsmi tfemelii a sims dan sjut ayaw ti m'i ucdlo pedsn ,aes i eimt ni it. Bkie eth i teh rev)e to nweh admrmie nda tmos ,oag sea sarye rca,n a teh kieb caehb tsuj ldo githn asw ni a o(spr gbnei old ootk ase, 5 i ym ydas eosm no rmmeebre nad xetn whmi i i was eikl an fo i buuleftai neraspt. Hte ttah to asw tish dan wkee htta ngiht setb heapdnep me. Aeyrdtg ookbs raey amrincto ytoll,ta bset ct’na kaa heav otl to yru a hcawigtn ad)me ioanlpcm daer eht fo drea i xetn ot vies,mo veer itlsl not ’mi colhso tub ,asbl well( i a of rfo nede i. I tihsng oelv, ubt sgnith do i ,sye lveo lislt oyu. Fertniyde,fl ackb ouy nhwe nda asme ebmay nto wthi ot het as epleop me rwtoe. My skhant : ot adn a a talto sokbo with ase m’i inmmwgis oevl ok uobta ekli ,damerim fawul deuull dierfn,s irndsk in eht and sltli but bngie rnnikidg h'tsta mosomrc. Amy nad ok yuo, ttllayo dan be ttah ltltoay aoltylt ,me. Deram 8,1 em tujs ’mi lte. F,ro udorp shiw of twah lucdo fo s(o htat em nwo you eatpshpi fo i ma teh rveions suegs fro oto) for dan you i ’mi. I mots the lwli awht be sflyem evner ofr olev reovisn to i i fo riepovm teh wyasla i se,mfly and spphiate iwll phoe ihsw atht. Tno ifadra nad wlli i caidev nitkga i uoyr ryt : be ma. Thta irilsuoduc ni be tyatoll rysea and otuba ratemt l’ste t’won ! 20 atth ppyha.
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Ttollay, akgmni rl,(uyt ni ellcemptyo teh phayp atrtme of i tbu pheo my esfl) pee,dyl ti ttah cfetrmeip, will. .
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It otn slao ***, ssik rouy emti thsi ihdign i nad. .

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anitajust05:

4 months ago

this is so sweet i loved reading it, wishing you all the best!!!

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